Israeli airstrike kills dozens of Syrian soldiers near Aleppo, says war monitor pred 3 urami in 43 minutami Strike in Aleppo hit near Hezbollah weapons depot, says UK-based group, while Syrian state media says civilians among the deadAn Israeli airstrike on Syria’s Aleppo province has killed at least 36 Syrian soldiers in an area near Hezbollah weapons depots, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said.“At least 36 soldiers were killed and dozens wounded,” said the group, which has an extensive network of sources in Syria. The targeted area is located near Aleppo’s international airport, it added. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nearly 40 killed in air strikes on Syria pred 4 urami in 9 minutami Five Lebanese Hezbollah fighters are said to be among the dead in the attacks in the Aleppo area.(BBC News)
South Korea’s ambassador to Australia resigns after four weeks amid corruption probe pred 4 urami in 11 minutami Lee Jong-sup is being investigated over allegations he tried to improperly influence an inquiry into death of marine while he was defence ministerSouth Korea’s ambassador to Australia resigned on Friday as questions about his appointment while he is under a corruption investigation battered President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ruling party less than two weeks from a closely fought parliamentary election.Lee Jong-sup, who was appointed ambassador to Australia just four weeks ago, is being investigated over allegations he tried to improperly influence a probe into the death of a marine last year while he was defence minister. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Inside the battle for ‘trophy asset’ the Telegraph – and for the soul of Tory Britain pred 4 urami in 42 minutami Traditional affinity between Conservatives and the newspaper has given way to a complex, splintered drama, and the attempted acquisition by Gulf-backed RedBird IMI lies in limboWith the Conservative party trailing Labour by nearly 20 points in the polls, it needs all the help it can get if it is going to have a fighting chance at the next election.So Downing Street strategists privately wonder why the Daily Telegraph – arguably the UK’s most staunchly rightwing paper – is not being more supportive of Rishi Sunak in its coverage. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Get on a plane’: Danish minister urged to meet Greenland coil scandal women pred 4 urami in 42 minutami Exclusive: Territory’s government calls for visit to listen to those thought to be living with consequences of forced fitting of IUDs‘I was only a child’: women tell of trauma of forced contraceptionThe Danish health minister should “get on a plane and visit” some of the thousands of women thought to be living with the consequences of being forcibly fitted with the contraceptive coil as children, Greenland’s gender equality minister has said.In an attempt to reduce the population of the former Danish colony, at least 4,500 women and girls are believed to have undergone the medical procedure, usually without their consent or knowledge, at the hands of Danish doctors between 1966 and 1970 alone. Continue reading...(The Guardian)